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Lexicon :: Strong's H8593 - taʿar

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תַּעַר
Transliteration
taʿar
Pronunciation
tah'-ar
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1692e

Strong’s Definitions

תַּעַר taʻar, tah'-ar; from H6168; a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty):—(pen-) knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H8593 in the following manner: sheath (6x), razor (4x), penknife (1x), scabbard (1x), shave (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H8593 in the following manner: sheath (6x), razor (4x), penknife (1x), scabbard (1x), shave (1x).

  1. razor, sheath (making naked)

    1. razor

    2. sheath (of sword)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּעַר taʻar, tah'-ar; from H6168; a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty):—(pen-) knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.
STRONGS H8593: Abbreviations
† תַּ֫עַר noun masculinePsalm 52:4 and (Isaiah 7:20) feminine razor, sheath; —
1.
a. razor, absolute יְגַלַּח בְּת׳ Isaiah 7:20 (figurative); subject of לֹא יַעֲבֹר עַלרֿאֹשׁ Numbers 6:5, object of הֶעֱבִיר עַלֿ Numbers 8:7 (P), compare construct הַגַּלָּבִים ת׳ Ezekiel 5:1; absolute מְלֻטָּשׁ כְּת׳ Psalm 52:4 (simile of tongue).
b. construct הַסֹּפֵר ת׳ Jeremiah 36:23 = penknife.
2. sheath, always suffix of sword: בְּתַעְרָהּ 2 Samuel 20:8; of drawing sword, שָׁלַף מִתּ׳ 1 Samuel 17:51, הוֺצִיא מִתּ׳ Ezekiel 21:8 [Ezekiel 21:3]; Ezekiel 21:10 [Ezekiel 21:5], תֵּצֵא מִתּ׳ Ezekiel 21:9 [Ezekiel 21:4]; of sheathing, הֵאָֽסְפִי אֶלתַּֿרְעֵךְ Jeremiah 47:6; הָשַׁב אֶלתַּֿעְרָהּ Ezekiel 21:35 [Ezekiel 21:30].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

6:5; 8:7

1 Samuel

17:51

2 Samuel

20:8

Psalms

52:4; 52:4

Isaiah

7:20; 7:20

Jeremiah

36:23; 47:6

Ezekiel

5:1; 21:3; 21:4; 21:5; 21:30

H8593

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8593 matches the Hebrew תַּעַר (taʿar),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:5 - “They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the LORD. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:7 - Do this by sprinkling them with the water of purification, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:51 - Then David ran over and pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath. David used it to kill him and cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:8 - As they arrived at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa met them. Joab was wearing his military tunic with a dagger strapped to his belt. As he stepped forward to greet Amasa, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2 - All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:20 - In that day the Lord will hire a “razor” from beyond the Euphrates River[fn]—the king of Assyria—and use it to shave off everything: your land, your crops, and your people.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:23 - Each time Jehudi finished reading three or four columns, the king took a knife and cut off that section of the scroll. He then threw it into the fire, section by section, until the whole scroll was burned up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - “Now, O sword of the LORD,
when will you be at rest again?
Go back into your sheath;
rest and be still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1 - “Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:3 - Tell her, ‘This is what the LORD says: I am your enemy, O Israel, and I am about to unsheath my sword to destroy your people—the righteous and the wicked alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:4 - Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from south to north.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:5 - Everyone in the world will know that I am the LORD. My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:30 - “Now return the sword to its sheath,
for in your own country,
the land of your birth,
I will pass judgment upon you.
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